200 years of change!

Last week the students identified a number of things that have bought major change to the world in the last 200 years. Over the next term we will look at various aspects of the things the students identified. Today we had some fascinating discussion around which ones had the most impact. The students had to order the things by their level of impact on the world. It was interesting to discover how many things depended on each other for the change. Technology relies on factories, factories rely on electricity, the internet relies on the space race, etc. There were lots of different opinions and the challenge was to justify your opinions. Here is an example of one groups ordering:

We also watched the video clip below and discussed the message of the creator. It was fascinating to think about the assumptions people make about other people by their looks.  Often people try to make connections with others but may make incorrect assumptions in the process.



We also looked at why English is the most influential language in the world. This led into looking at colonialism and its role in changing our world. We will look later this week at the results of tow cultures living together.